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Queensland and British New Guinea
1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
New Guinea is divided between British, German and Dutch colonial powers on this map of New Guinea and Australia. There is a line marking the boundary between the British and German spheres of influence. Bays and islands around the coast are named.
British New Guinea: Sketch plan showing the route traversed by His Excellency Sir Wm. Macgregor... from the Mambre mouth to the village of Gosisi on the Vanapa
1897
Papua New Guinea
Map of the Mambare River from Mount Victoria to the sea at Duvira (or Traitors) Bay, British New Guinea. Villages, bases, camps and stores are marked, and there are notes on terrain (‘Low Hills’), vegetation (‘Betal Palms’), river width, rapids etc.
Queensland & British New Guinea
c.1894-1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
The first two sheets of this eight-sheet map focus on British New Guinea, with German and Dutch colonial areas of New Guinea also shown in part. There is a line marking a proposed change in border between Dutch and British territory.
Map of British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Map of British New Guinea, focusing on the sea (islands, shoals, reefs), coast (settlements, bays), mountains and land (‘dense forest’, ‘timbered with Eucalyptus’). Inset maps of Port Moresby, Samarai Island, and the whole island of New Guinea.
Sketch map of the head of Collingwood Bay
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of Collingwood Bay, north coast of New Guinea, with bearings to mountains, bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs. On land, notes on terrain (‘sloping plains’, ‘Stiff clay soil’), vegetation (‘Casuarina trees’) and people (‘FRIENDLY TRIBE’).
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
Map of part of Moratau (Fergusson Island) and Duau (Normanby Island): British New Guinea
1891
Papua New Guinea
Map of parts of Fergusson and Normanby islands (east coast of New Guinea). Bathymetry (sea depth), reefs and shoals are marked, along with landmarks (mountains, villages, trees). Territories of two indigenous tribes—the Subia and Manayaya—are shown.
Map of the Fly River, British New Guinea, as traversed by Sir William MacGregor and party
1890
Papua New Guinea
Three maps on one sheet of the Fly River in British New Guinea, from the mouth to where it meets the Palmer River. Bathymetry (water depth) and sandbanks are marked at the mouth and landmarks—hills, vegetation, villages—are noted along the length.
Rough Sketch of 200 miles of the western portion of British New Guinea, including rivers
1890
Papua New Guinea
Map of British New Guinea with notes on the terrain (‘Low country’), vegetation (‘Mangrove, Nipa and Fan Palms’), crops (‘Small plantations Sugar cane & Taro’), coastal features (‘Coral and Sand flats) and people (‘Friendly tribe’, ‘Dariamo Tribe’).
Map of part of south-east New Guinea embracing its northern and southern waters
1889
Papua New Guinea
This map focuses on the southern coast including the capital Port Moresby, with the northern regions left mostly blank. There are four inset drawings of side views of mountains (elevations), and the border with German New Guinea is marked.
Plan of Port Moresby and the road to the Lolokie River: New Giunea
1887
Papua New Guinea
This map focuses on the capital city of British New Guinea, Port Moresby, and the road heading north-east from the city to the Laloki River. Along the road, there are descriptions of the terrain (‘Open flat fairly grasses timbered with bastard Gum’).
- British New Guinea12
- New Guinea12
- Western New Guinea4
- Dutch New Guinea3
- German New Guinea3
- Papua or New Guinea3
- Port Moresby3
- Fly River2
- Mount Victoria2
- Auro River1
- Collingwood Bay1
- Duau1
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- [remove]Coat of Arms12
- Inset Map4
- Elevation2
- Legend1
- [remove]Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane12
- Intelligence Division, War Office6
- Edmund Gregory1
- Government Engraving & Lithographic Office, Brisbane1